Holder for ticket or check books.



E. P., GOATES.

ECLDEE` ECE TICKET CE CHECK BUCKS.

CATION FILED DEC. 16, 1911.

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Patented 9ct. 22,1912.

Application filed Decemberl, 1911. Serial No. 666,175.

.To all whom t'may concern.'

' vBe it known that I, EMME. F. Coarse, a citizen'of' the UnitedU States, residing at Chattanooga, in' the county of Hamilton and State of' Tennessee, have invented cer. tain new and useful Improvements in Holders for Tickets or Check Books; and-lt do hereby declare the'tollowi-ng to be a tall,

t clear, andexact description of the inven- .ilo

tion, such as will AenableV others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and 'use' the same.

This' invention relates to improvements in ticket holders, and particularly to holders for`tick`ets or pay 'checks' designed to A.be

cutting` bar normally beldagainst the tickets by springs, whereby the ticketsv mayA be torn at any point, the springs 'causingv the rbart-o 'press againstethe remaining; tickets after some have been removed.

1With these and other objects in View the invention' comprises certain novel. constructions, combinations, and arrangement of i parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the acconipanyii'ig drawings: Figure l is a front view ot' an embodiment .of the invention assembled. Fig. lis a rear view of the structure shown. any edge view of the structure shown-in Fig. 1 nFig'. Ll'is an enlarged sectional view on line 1 -4' of Fig'. l. Fig. 5 is'a section through the slide lshow-n in Figl, the same being` taken on line .5f-5 of said figure. Fig. (3 is a section through the ticket retaining clamp shown in Fig. 1, the saine 'being on line 6-6 of said figure..

In forming aholder embodying the in vention a back is provided ot' substantially the saine size as the pad of tickets to ,be used thereon. Thisrback is provided wi-th a supporting hook or other member, and lhasA connected Itherewith aclamp at one end Yfor clamping one end of the pad firmly to the back. Arranged on the back is a slide piovidedwith a presser bar adapted to be pos1- in Fig". 1. Fig. 3

tioned on top of the pad and to be pressed against the pad by springs carried byupstanding studs projecting from the body part of the slide. By this construction and arrangement the tickets or checks 'may be torn vat any point as the slide' may be 'moved hack and forth freely, and as the presser bar continually presses against the pad'regardless of the thickness-thereof.

' @n order'that the invention may be more clearly understood an embodiment ot' the. same .1s shown 1n the accompanying draw-" ings, in which l indicates a back of any def4 sired material to which is connected a vcham ffl-carryiga hook The hook V3' may be used to connect when thefdeviee 1s beingnsed in a cat,'or

vthe holder toa Waiters belt may be 'supported *byv the hook trom' any.-

desiredsupport. The back l carries a slide Q/Whichfinay be moved freely romone end ot the bach to the othenthe' same being lim-A ited only by' a removable screw l at the bottom of the back, and bya pair of brackets 5 and ti at the'top ot' the back. The brackets 5 and t5 an eccentric member i which acts' as a clamp for clamping pad 8'. firmly tol bocal, but permitting the ready removal of the pad. at any time. The eccentric member 7 is formed with an 'extend ing lip 9 which is. adapted'to be moved over and rest against the upper-end ot the pad, whereby the eccentric is locked' against fun ther movement in one direction, is properly clamped in position. In order nect the various leaves oi the pad 8 the eccentric 7 is cut 'awayatv-ll so, that the bearing surfaces of the eccentric vare near the ends ot the eccentric.

The slide Q is designed to be freely moved between the screw 4. and the 'eccentric 7 under ordinary conditions, but when it is desired to remove the slide screw 4 may be removed and the slide easily slipped ofvthc end of the back 1. Slide 2 is made with a body portion 12 builtup of a plurality of transversely extending bars 13 and 14, and a'` plurality'ot' longitudinally extending bars 15 and 16. Bars 15 and 16 are formed with turned over portions 17 and 18 which define zruido ways for holding the slide 2 on back 1.' The transverse or cross bar 13 extends a short distance beyond the sides ot back 1 for accommodating' studs 19 and 20. Snrand the' pad f to accommodate the staple 10 usedto con'- f presser har Q3 and against washers 24 and 25, which are held in piace by suitable screws connected with the respective studs at their upper ends. The presser bar 23 is beveled at 26 tor i" lrinitting the tickets or checks of pad 8 to be more easily torn. The presser bar 23 is also provided with a thumb operating stud or grippingmember 27 by which 'the presser bar may be moved longitudinally of the studs l2) and Q0 against the action of the springs arranged thereon, and also by which the entire slide 2 may be adjusted longitudinally ojl: the back l.

Vf hen in use the holder may be positioned at any desired point. ln case the holder is nsed by waiters in a` cat(l where the same is especially applicable, the Waiter will niark on the check the number ot' persons being Served, and a iter having taken the order will tear ott the bottom partI of the check up to the amount ot purchase, so that the patron may follow the directions at the bottom ot' the coupon, namely to pay amount on top oit the coupon. lf desired the Waiter may hand the remaining part of the check to the che` or some other party for acting as a check or system by which an accurate account may be kept of Whathas been served. and the amount of money collected. The check is provided with the number et' the Waiter at the top, and at the bottom, so that both the cashier and the Chet' will have a record of each order served by 'each waiter. It will. ol course, he. understood that other forms o'lchecks could be used with the imvproved holder but 'for the purpose of illustration the one just described is shown in order to more clearly bring; out the advantages of the holder.

lVhat I claim is:

'1. ln a device ot the character described, a bark, means tor clamping a pad there-on, said means comprising a` pair oi upstanding` ears, :in eccentric member journaled in said ears and arranged to press against Said pad when moved tofonc position, and a locking thumb member designed to engage the pad slide for resiliently pressing said presser bar against said pad, said means last mentioned` comprising' stads acting as guides for the presser bar and springs carried by the guides.

ln a device of the character described,

a back, meansl for clamping a pad to said.

back, -a presser bar arranged to engage said pad, a slide engaging said backv and sup perliner said presser bar but permitting Vsind presser bar to move toward and from said'v hack-` and stads carried by said slide m'- w ranged lo guide said presser bar and springs carried by the guiding studs for resiliently pressing the same against said pad.

4. ln a device of the character describeli7 a back designed to support a pad, a slide mounted on said back and adapted lo move ll'om one end to the other, a pair of upstanding' lugs connected Vto said slide, a presser bar slidably mounted on said'flipstanding' lugs and extending across said pad, and springs surrounding saidV upstanding [nos and pressing at one end against said presser bar 'for resiliently pressing the same against said pad. and means connected with said npstanding lugs for engaging the opposite end ot said springs to that pressing against said presser bar for holding the springs properly in position. f

l'n testimony whereof ll alix myvsignature in presence of tivo Witnesses EMMA F. COATES.

lWitnesses J. H. DALY, Geo. R. STILLMAN. 

